Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-23
SUNDAY, OCTOBER ss, 1851.
Do Not Do IL!

With the questionable honors about
to be heaped on Governor Waterman
upon his visit to this section, SO far
as his own party is concerned, we, as
Democrats. have nothing to do. AL
belt, this bringing forth of the fatted
calf for the purpose of regaling His
Excellency is calling forth as little en-
thusiasm among large part OF the
Republican party in this city as eman-
ated from the disgruntled heart of the
elder brother of the returned prodi-
gal; yet, with all that we are not con-
cerned. While some OF the brethren
who should dwell together in unity,
may regard Mr.. Waterman and his
lavish liberality to Mr.. Plxley's party
much in the,light the other virtuous
person did the extravaganza of the
wanderer when he wasted his
substance in riotous living"
as We said before. that
is all a family matter with which we,
as outsiders, have nothing to do. Our
Republican fellow-citizens may roar
themselves, hoarse in triumph OF the
pledge to His Excellency, or not, as
their own good, bad or Indifferent
Judgment may lead them to do. But
VIII en- it comes to those who delight to
do honor to the new Executive, setting
their springes to catch our woodcocks
out of Democratic meadows, we must
confess our withers are far from being
unwrung.
1t is pleasant to know that the
sound upoh the bugle horn to call
back our men from this alliance with
the other side, has not been in vain.
On every hand the patriotic impulse
is to let the house of the Republican
Capulets do all the rejoicingat its own
solemities, as there is no attractions
within its walls for our jewellers. Not
only will the gentlemen whose names
we're put on committee lists without a
"by- your-leave," be conspicuous by
their absence; but others, who good
naturedly allowed themselves to lend
their countenance to this occasion be-
fore those shoes were old in which
thew followed the noble, dead Cover
nor to his last resting place, will re-
consider an action which they begin to
SEQ was hasty.
1t may be remarked that had the
Republican press pursued our course
with regard to Mr.. Cleveland's recent
tour, we would not approve of it. The
cases are by no means parallel. As
we said yesterday Let MIR. Waterman
approve himself as worthy a
head to the State as Mr..
Cleveland has done to the nation, and
We will honor him. So far he has
signalized his very brief incumbency
.1JIiilAg excepting what appears to
us, and to many in his own party, to
be sim ply piratical attempt to filch
the offices from every Democrat in
the State, under the flimsy pretense Of
some imaginary flaw in their qualifi-
cations. And that attempted piracy
would have been carried on with
vigor, had not public indignation, ex-
pressed with some force andemphasis,
warned the Governor and his rapa-
cious advisers off. The far-seeing
Republicans are the loudest in this
hue and cry on the heels OF these office
plunderers. Until Mr.. Waterman
di ,tinguishes himself in some more
statesmanlike and patriotic way than
this. it would be we'll for self-respect-
ing Democrats to allow the Waterman
wing of the Republican party to dance
to their own piping. By that time the
season OF mourning, decently pre-
scribed in loving memory of him
whom the people elected Governor,
shall be passed, and like the King OF
Israel we can arise and put off the
trappings and the signs of woe, go in
and eat bread and be merry, without
making indecent haste to show we
have forgotten our compatriot and
friend.
More UnskiIIed Labor.